openframeworks

Shadowplay: interactive installation process

stereoscopica
going around the corner, interactive, interactive installation, kinect, multiple kinects, openframeworks, shadow, shadowplay, stereoscopica
I’ve found out that when I can’t quite figure out how something works, I’m intrigued and become curious. This curiosity then leads to play, and for me, to be immersed in an activity, an object or a space. I read about an art piece in the 70’s called Going Around the Corner Piece by Bruce…
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Stardust!

stereoscopica
installation, kinect, openframeworks, stardust, stereoscopica
Several iterations later, I finally finished Stardust! Just in time for the end of year show at Khio, too! The final installation used the coloured-boids, as they matched exactly the art direction from the photoshoot (part of the visual references process). It was tricky to work with the set-up: get the projector and kinect aligned,…

Stardust: final flocking

stereoscopica
flocking, openframeworks, process, stardust
Stardust was well under way. After the last testing, I noticed that I needed to make the boids more “shimmery” in order to communicate stardust, maybe change the speed and colour as well. I went back to my visual references and found an image from a photoshoot I took. The glitter captured looked like what…

Final Piece: Stardust I

stereoscopica
openframeworks, stardust
“The amazing thing is that every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And, the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics: You are all stardust.”       –Lawrence M. Krauss I…